Re: [OS:N:] K12 and Red Hat

[Todd Warner <taw redhat com>]

On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, jerryc innerpeace org wrote:

> I've had problems with it, too. It kept telling me about problems I 
> didn't care about, server problems, but I only use my computer as a 

What is the difference between a server and desktop problem?

> desktop. It also kept insisting on updating my kernel, but I use a 
> winmodem driver that is very kernel specific and tends to lag behind the 

Kernels are updated only if you specifically ask them to be. RHN will
keep telling you that they are out of date though, as it should.

> kernel updates. When I tried to opt out of those updates, it kept 
> wanting to download them to me anyway. Finally, I just gave up.

If this is the case, someone changed your package exceptions
configuration. Any rpm that you want to exclude from the default update
process needs to be added to the "Package Exceptions".

In Red Hat Linux 8.0 (at the commandline):
up2date --configure
type in your root password...
Click on the "Package Exceptions" tab
Type "kernel*" (no quotes) in the "Add new:" space.
Click "Add"

You can exclude any package.
For example, I have the usual kernel*, but I also have my own person
version of xscreensaver running, so I exclude that as well...
xscreensaver*.

When you run the GUI version of up2date, the first package selection
screen will be for any "excluded" packages. If you still don't want
them, just go to the main package selection screen by clicking Forward
(or Next... can't remember). 

For the commandline version: "up2date -u" will update all but the
excluded packages. "up2date -u -f" will update *all* of them, to include
the ones marked as excluded.


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